Everyone hoped for a snow flurry for Christmas.
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Flurry
//ˈflʌ.ɹi//
Synonyms for "flurry" (371 found)
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Closest matches (75)
bustleconfuseactivityaddleaddle the witsadoagitateagitationair speedasking priceavalancheball upbearish pricesbeatbeat upbecloudbedazzlebefuddlebefuddlementbewilder
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bewildermentbid priceblastblizzardblood rainblowbluffblusterbluster and bluffblusteringboastfulnessbobberyboilboilingbook valuebotherbotherationbravadobrouhahabugbullish pricesbullyingburstbustcall priceceleritychaoschurnchurn upclosing pricecloudcommotionconfusionconturbationconvulsecrystaldashdazedazzledeclinedisarrangediscombobulatediscombobulationdiscomfitdiscomfiturediscommode
Strong matches (111)
discomposediscomposuredisconcertdisconcertiondismaydisorderdisorganizationdisorganizedisorientdisorientationdispatchdisquietdisquietudedistractdisturbdisturbancedrivedriven snowdrizzleebullience
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ebullitioneddyeffervescenceelectrifyembarrassembarrassmentembroilmententangleevening mistexciteexcitementexpeditionface valuefallfanfaronadefastnessfeery-faryfermentfermentationfeverfeverishnessfidgetinessfidgetsfitfixed priceflakeflapflash priceflawflightflitfluctuationflummoxflusterflutterflutterationflutterinessfogfomentfrenzyfretfuddlefuddlementfumefurorefussfussinessgalvanizegout of raingranular snowground speedgusthastehazehectoringhelter skelterhelter-skelterhighhubbubhullabaloohurly burlyhurly-burlyhurryhurry scurryhurry-scurryhustleiglooinquietudeinstantaneousnessintimidationissue parissue pricejarjittersjoltjumblejumpinessknotknotslightning speedlowmaelstrommalaisemantle of snowmarket pricemarket valuemaze
Verb(2 words)
Related words (185)
messmiles per hourmistmisty rainmix upmizzlemogulmoidermoilmoisturemuddlemuddlementnervinessnervositynervousnessnominal valuenonplusoffering priceopening priceoutburst
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paddleparpar valueparitypatterpell mellpell-mellperplexperplexityperturbperturbateperturbationpitter patterpitter-patterpotherprecipitationpricepromptitudepromptnessprovokepuckerput output pricequickenquicknessquotationquoted priceracerainraindroprainfallrainwaterraise hellrallyrantrapidityrattlerestlessnessrileripplerockrodomontaderoilroughenround paceroutrowrpmrufflerumplerushscamperscotch mistscramblescudscurryscuttleseetheseethingsettling priceshakeshake upsheet of rainshockshowershufflesidesloshslushsnappinesssnowsnow bannersnow bedsnow blanketsnow blastsnow fencesnow flurrysnow rollersnow slushsnow squallsnow wreathsnow-crystalsnowballsnowbanksnowbridgesnowcapsnowdriftsnowfallsnowfieldsnowflakesnowlandsnowmansnowscapesnowshedsnowslidesnowslipsnowstormspasmspeedspeedinesssplatterspluttersprinklespurtsputterstaggerstated valuestewstimulatestirstir upswaggerswashbucklerysweatswift rateswiftnessswingswingsswirlswirlingswivetthrow into confusiontizzyto doto-dotrepidationtrepiditytroubletumulttumultuationturbidityturbulenceturmoiltwitteruneaseunfrozen hydrometeorunhingeunquietunrestunsettleunsettlementuproarupsetvelocityvortexwetwet snowwhipwhip upwhirlwhirlpoolwhirlwindwhiskwind gustwork upyeastiness
Noun(3 words)
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2 entriesderived
1 entriesetymologically related_to
3 entriesis a
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21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
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8 entriesTranslations
64 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- вихрушка noun (brief snowfall)
- порив noun (sudden activity)
Catalan
2 entries- ràfega noun (sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze)
- xàfec de neu noun (brief snowfall)
Czech
4 entries- nápor noun (sudden activity)
- poryv noun (sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze)
- přeháňka (sněhová) noun (brief snowfall)
- příval noun (sudden activity)
Dutch
4 entries- opwelling noun (sudden activity)
- sneeuwbui noun (brief snowfall)
- werveling noun (sudden activity)
- bewegen verb (agitate)
Faroese
1 entries- vindblak noun (sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze)
Finnish
4 entries- hullunmylly noun (sudden activity)
- lumikuuro noun (brief snowfall)
- mylläkkä noun (sudden activity)
- puuska noun (sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze)
German
4 entries- (kurzer) Schneeschauer noun (brief snowfall)
- (leichter) Schneefall noun (brief snowfall)
- Bö noun (sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze)
- Windstoß noun (sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze)
Hungarian
1 entries- hózápor noun (brief snowfall)
Irish
2 entries- cuaifeach noun (sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze)
- fuadar noun (sudden activity)
Italian
4 entries- agitazione noun (sudden activity)
- folata noun (shower of dust, leaves, …)
- nevischio noun (brief snowfall)
- spruzzata di neve noun (brief snowfall)
Māori
2 entries- pōnānātanga noun (sudden activity)
- tarahī huka noun (brief snowfall)
Navajo
2 entries- chííl ahisááł noun (brief snowfall)
- yas ahisááł noun (brief snowfall)
Occitan
1 entries- nevatada noun (brief snowfall)
Pashto
1 entries- سيلۍ noun (brief snowfall)
Polish
2 entries- krótki opad noun (brief snowfall)
- tuman noun (shower of dust, leaves, …)
Portuguese
2 entries- lufada noun (shower of dust, leaves, …)
- nevezinha noun (brief snowfall)
Romanian
1 entries- freamăt noun (sudden activity)
Russian
4 entries- листопа́д noun (shower of dust, leaves, …)
- снегопа́д noun (brief snowfall)
- суета́ noun (sudden activity)
- сумато́ха noun (sudden activity)
Spanish
4 entries- aluvión noun (sudden activity)
- chaparrón noun (sudden activity)
- frenesí noun (sudden activity)
- ráfaga noun (brief snowfall)
Swedish
2 entries- snöby noun (brief snowfall)
- virrvarr noun (sudden activity)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
The dust and grit burn up when they run into Earth's atmosphere in a flurry of "shooting stars."
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Environmentalists say a flurry of construction during Trump’s final days in office created a cascade of environmental problems.
Source: tatoeba (9717541)
Despite a flurry of local initiatives, clean energy advocates hope the Biden administration will put the power of the federal government behind a national effort.
Source: tatoeba (9732175)
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